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The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24
FULL OF FUN.

"A motto of an Ohio livery man
reads: whip light, drive slow; cash
down. or no CO."
An exchange says: "Never go
into the water after hearty meal. :"
We don't. We 60 to the restaurant
after it. philadelphia Call.
Robbie - Mamma, doesn't il
make your hands warm to spank me?''
Mamma-''Why. yes. Robbie, it does "
! ! Robbie-"Wouldn't it do just as well
then. mamma, for you to 60 and hold
'em over the register?' Darlington
Free Press.
-High-school Girl Jennie, do you
still believe in Columbus as the dis.
coverer of American Jennie-'l
don't know anu, l don't care; I've
been bored to death about it. I'd just
as Left think it was Norseman as an
Italian. "-Boston Beacon.
Have you heard of how Bill.
hoover is attempting to rival DR..
Tanner? Hasn't eaten any thing fol
twenty days" ''Is that SOP He used
to be perfect glutton. ~ "Yes, bu,
his wife does the cooking for the fam
lily now" "-Li1coln journal.
-"What did you marry my sor
for?' fiercely demanded an old gen.
tloman of clergyman who had just
united his runaway scapegrace III the
holy bonds. 1.-Two dollars, sir,
meekly replied the dominic, "to be
charged to you. "-Binqhamton Re-
publican
An American tourist was offered
a shillaleh for shilling. That's the
thing we pay the rent with!' OBJ
served the dealer. Chestnut" said
the American. mo; it's blackthorn," !"
responded the Celt.-PucE.
-"Oh, mar exclaimed little girl
in the horse Car, lust look at that
man! What dirty facet "'Sh!
Kitty" replied ma; perhaps the
gentleman has an antipathy to cleanli.
ness. We must always respect the
feelings of others.
Kansas City Man-" why, our city
is so crowded with strangers anxious
to invest in real estate that it takes a
man fifteen minutes to walk q block. -
Omaha Man-"Oh, that's nothing. The
streets of Omaha are so jammed that
the ladies have been compelled to give
up wearing bustles." - Harper S
Bazar.
Two weighs of getting rich.-
The man who robs you on the road,
A highwayman is he;
The grocer giving yen low weight.
A low.weigh man was he.
It'd Bits.
--"An unfortunate mistake occurred
in last week edition, 'plaintively nut.
tiers Custer County paper. "We re.
ferred to Mr. Taken, candidate fo,
sheriff on the opposition ticket as a
rough -hewn diamond 1t should
have been ruffianly demon We trust
our readers will forgive the mistake. :"
Omaha Bee.
An old woman unable to read, on
receiving letter from an absent son,
asked friend to read it TO her. The
writing was SO bad that the friend,
hardly able to make it out. read STAN.
meringly: Dear mot-mother, IL
ta-tke''-whereupon the old woman
cried out, gleefully: "lt's from dear
jamie, sure enough! H c always slut
tered"-M Y Ledger.
--"Ah, dearest sighed a young
man, kneellng at the feet of his ownes'
own, ''dost thou know what of all
things is nearest to my heart?"
Really, l can't say" she swcctly re-.
piled, "but in this cold weather !
should think it was flannel shirt. u
She was too practical, and it broke the
engagement.
s.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24
Schedule in Effect juno Sth. 1887.

This train will stop at all flag stations
New Orleans mail north will stop at
Love, Ncsbit, Horn lake and White
haven to put of passengers holding
tickets to these points FROM stations
south of Sardis Southbound this
train will stop at said points when
Gagged by agent to take on passen-
gers south of Sardis.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24
&c. r. r. TIME TARLE.

A fine new Wilson Sewing Machine
complete with all the latest attach
ments and improvements, for sale
cheap. Come around and give US .
hid. Apply to the junior editor Of
t,''. Naper.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24
BEAUTY ON WHEELS.
Ono Hundred Women Who Ride Tri-
cycles In the National Capital.

cycles In the National Capital.
One hundred women ride tricyc'es in
Washington. The smoothness Of the
streets makes the work easier than it
is anywhere else. and the encourage
ment given by their male relatives in
the cycle club, strengthens them tc
face the public. Most of the women
have a special costume in the nature
of riding habit with the trail out off.
Nevertheless it takes them good
while TO get over their nervousness
and their self consciousness so as to
really enjoy their ride. Very few Of
them ride in the daytime, although
the most proficient of them all-the
Misses Gallaudet, the daughters of the
president Of the Columbia Institution
Tor Deaf Mutes ride at any
other time.
These young ladies ride with perfect
ease and grace. They show the pos
sibilities Of tho tricyclcs to perfection
as they sweep through the streets on
noiseless wings. have never seen
better or more beautiful riding. They
arc the envy and the despair Of their
less successful rivals. These latter
worry along as best they can through
The friendly darkness Of the evening.
happy If they come out of their advent
ure with a whole skin. Many Of these
own their own machines. but u large
number of them patronize "cyclcries. v
Of course those who travel in the
evening arc always accompanied by
gentlemen. But their escorts can not
prevent their taking tumble now and
then, sometimes with serious results.
Imet party Of two women and two
men coming down Fifteenth street
about midnight. who, ! am certain,
must have been delayed by an acci'
dent. Accidents will happen, you
know. especially on dark nights. And
It's a nightly sight to see man pusI'-
ing u tired out woman up hilly street
or picking her up out Of the grasp OF
VN0 WISoot ulUSuiuCs Az WV ~e'S ~. 49,
latter sort recently the woman's dress
caught In one Of tho wheels. and when
the machinc turned over on the top OF
Aer drcss had to be cut awav with a
penknije. Nevertheless, they all en-
loyed II, good and bad riders alike
The steady work required is delightful
exercise, and the feeling Of power ana
comfort com bined Is vcry grateful -
I1tlA1elpAta Record
--Dou't bs wastciul Of the corn fod-
dor 4 should be run through a cut.
ting box and cut into short bits. mixed
With meal and wheat bran. moistened
enough = stick 10 the cut stalks. II
@fed thefsis ! great saving. and the
eews wilf % far better Don't waste
lAs tcddsr y feeding Il In tho crude
a. ~ nsual way.
.-A ~ csllsd the umbrella tree, Of
s!pa& nov growing In 4 yard At Tai
v - 0xnn Ha'l thnmGk nnlv three wears
The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24

VA NJ cslled The umbrella tree, Of
ssapa6 npw growing In ! yard at Tai
I ssa|14se r.! !! Has though only three years
lsaSe1 u u that measure Skis
\! I r.! Ig ls'.ss N h UyNlfHlla a.shsped. anv
n GIleinua r 1uus!
The Grenada gazette., 1887-12-24

The working arrangements between
the Mississippi and Tennessee and
Illinois Central Railroads insures the
prompt handling Of Freight business
forwarded over the Mississippi ana
Tennessee Railroad shipments reach-
ing destination following day of de-
livery at Memphis depot.
Business consigned to the care Of the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
at Memphis meets with dispatch via
this route.
We solicit your business, and requesa
your calling upon agents for niug.
nation, etc.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
Odd Finds In Letter Boxes.

..Do we ever find anything besides
mail matter in the letter boNes?" re-
peated an old mail carrier who was
hurrying west on Monroe street yester-
day. ''Oh. very frequently he con-
tinued, singing his pouch upon his
right arm. I'VE often fish out .snipes'
old memorandum books. pool tickets
aud all that sort of stuff. but the
strangcst find was made by carrier up
in the Twenty-second street district.
When he opened box one morning Il
year or more ago. he found Il lady's
diamond ring lying Oh top of sack of
letters. Right beside it was slip of
paper. upon which was written these
words:
Please return this ring to Mrs. -,
Of = Wabash avenue. lost it in the
box while trying to pull out a letter
which dropped in by mistake.
The carrier took the ring to the
address given on the slip and received
4 handsome reward. Upin the Twelfth
street district several years ago one of
the carriers found 500 in greenbacks
and lot of jewelry IN letter box.
He took the stuff to the postofiice. but
nobody ever came after it. and il was
finally turned over to the police depart
ment. Here it was recognized as 4
portion Of the property stolen from
house on johnson street The thief,
fearing capture, had thrust the stuff
into the box, and, Of course, made no
effort to reclaim it.-Chicayo Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

China has ceded to Germany the China
islands off the east coast Of China, opposite
the estuary OF the Tsien-Tang- -Kiang.
The latest advices from st. Etienne say
there l0imen were entombed in the mine and
that 43 have been recovered and l6 are
dead.
While the Queen Of Spain was riding in
Madrid, on Tuesday, a missile was thrown
at her carriage by a miscreant who dissap-
peared.
The Queen of Spain has signed the decree
making 20 per cent. reduction in the ex-
port duties on sugar and tobacco shipped
from Cuba.
The Hungarian parliament has unani-
mously voted the urgency for the special
military credit and referred the matter to
the budget committee without debate.
The first steamer whi.h has made the
passage of the whole length Of the Suex
canalby aid Of the electric light has just
accomplished the trip, and only took fifteen
hours to do it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
MINNESOTA.
Minnesota News.

Duluth harbor gets $4,000 appropria-
ton, as the river and harbor bill now stands
Three hundred railroad passengers were
snow-bound at Bird Island, Minn., March 2,
no trains having then gone west OF that
point since the Friday before.
State Senator r. A. Smith has been chos-
en- by hhe council of st. Paul, Mayor Of that
city for the unexpired term OF Hon. Ed
mund Rice, Congressman-elect, resigned.
The Minnesota State Supreme court sus-
tains the finding of the district court In the
suit Of the State University VS.. The st. Paul
T. Northern Pacific X. Il. in favor Of the
latter.
The sundry civil bill, as agreed to by the
conferrees Of the House and Senate, con-
tains the full amount Of Si69, ,OOD asked for
and it can be completed without possibility
OF further delay.
The receipts Of the Patti concert at st.
Paul Monday evening amounted to I'll, ,sdS,
at two, three and four dollars admission
tickets. The great Exposition hall was
crowded, and the sweet singer captivated
and charmed every auditor.
Miss Anna Osborne, of st. Paul, died
from an overdose of calchicum root
administered by herself for rheumatism.
The quantity she took was sufficient to kill
96 persons, AZ the maximum dose is ten
drops. The deceased was % years of age
and a saleslady for Manheimer Bros
1t has been stated by the Post Office de-
partment that mail service on the Mime
sofa a. Northwestern railroad frsm Oregon,
H., to st. PAUL would begin March L. 1t
is said that this service will be of great
benefit to st. Paul jobbers and to the small
towns along the line Of the new road.
A new bank, The Commercial National
bank, will commence business at st. Paul,
in May next, with Hon. Albert Scheffer,
President, Hon. p. n. Kelly, first Vice
President, Ex-State Treasurer kittleson,
second Vice President, Herman Scheffer,
cashier, capital $780, COO, with the privilege
| to increase it to $l,OW,OO0.
The general deficiency bill which failed in
Congress contained an item directing the
| Post Office department to credit in the ac-
count Of .. NJ Laraway, late postmaster ut
| Minneapolis, the sum Of Sl4,a5O, being the
value certain postage stamps which We're
stolen from the safe in said postoffice OH
July s, 1886, without the fault or negligence
| of said postmaster.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
4 Missouri Diana.

Mrs. Henry Harmon. who lives five
miles south Of Houston. Mo-, came in
yesterday afternoon. bringing pair Of
tine wild turkeys. which she killed with
her rifle the day before.
..How came you to kill them?' was
asked by your correspondent.
..Why. easy enough. There are
plenty of wild turkeys in our locality.
One of my little boys was out hunting
rabbits about half Il mile from the
house. He saw gang of turkeys.
He came back. told me about it, and l
just shouldcred my gun and started.
had not travelled far beyond the place
designated when was made happy BY
espying fine gang. fired and killed
this large one and before they could all
escape detained this one.
..Tcll me about some Of your feats
with the rifle.
.Well. l never did but one piece Of
shooting that l am particularly proud
Of; / once killed bear. 1t was long
while ago. when father lived near the
iVssu VA q SIiJl oil Cstlll lllslt CIuplIts lulu
Big Creek. One morning, early in the
autumn. father left home for Houston.
Mother was away spending the day
with her sister. and | was left alone
with a little brother and sister. About
10 o'clock | heard the dogs barking
wildly in cove about 200 yards above
the house. | seized the rifle and hur.
ried to the scene. When | got there
found it was big bear. The animal
was standing on its hind legs ard was
constantly turning about, and now and
then boxing dog into last month.
was considerably frightened At first
but took little time to nerve n ysclf
Then took good aim, under the lcf
.,rm. and fired. The bear fell awkward
", rolled down the hill into the littl,
stream. aad when made very cautious
approach he was dead."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
40TH CONGRESS.
Monday, Feb. -.

SENATE-Mr. Allison, chairman of the
committee on appropriations feared that If
the appropriation bills were passed that it
must be done substantially as they come
from the House, leaving the Senate small
opportunity to add to them, as in the case
OF the river and harbor BILL The bill
passed prohibiting the mailing Of news
papers and other periodicals containing
lottery advertisements. The pleuro- -pneu-
monia substitute bill passed last week was
reconsidered and amended SO as to include
swine in its operations and again passed.
The nOn-agreement upon the fisheries &c,
retaliatory bill was considerably discussed
and the Senate went into executive session
for twenty minutes on the subject The
nomination Of Jas. Monroe Trotter, a
Boston colored man, for Recorder of Deeds
HoUsB-The success of the river and har
Dor bill, through the work of the conference
committee is assured. At an early mo
mcnt the House went into Committee of the
and sat until l.1O a. N. Tuesday, having
then gone over nearly half of the bill which
appropriate, S3O,OOO,0OO In the course
OF the debates Messrs. Randall
Holman were severely scored for the delay
they had caused upon this bill in commit
tee, and given notice that no time was now
to be wasted on their '.cheese-paring' tao
tics. Democrats and Republicans were
alike unanimous in these criticisms and the
effect was decidedly good, The allowance
for travelling expenses for the civil service
commission was increased from $500 to
1900.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
WISCONSIN,.

At Eau Claire, Wis, q few days since the
four r-year-old daughter Of Peter Rexford
was playing with matches, when her
clothes took fire and she was burned SO
badly about the neck aud face that her
recovery is impossible.
A dispatch from Senator Spooner says the
$780, 90 appropriation Tor public building
at La Crosse, which was attached to the
legislative appropriation bill, has been kept
in the bill and passed after hard fight in
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
COT NTRY LIFE AND WORK,
OLD-FAsHIONED ROSES.

They ain'f no style about EN-,
And they're sort o'palc and faded:
lit the doorway here without 'em
Would be loGe-o,ncr. and shaded
With good ca! biacker shadder
Than the mornin glories makes.
And the sunshine would look aadder
For their good, old fashioned sakes.
Ike en- canae they kind o.
S.rt o. make feiler like EN-;
Ard tell you. when find
Bunch out Wbnr the eun kin strike EN-,
It alus sets me thinkin'
O'the ones At used to grow.
And peek In thr0 the chinkin,
O. the cabin, don't you know.
And then think o. mother.
And low fhe used to love- EN-.
When they wu.n't any other.
Les@ They found en- ur above en-!
And her eyes, afore she shut EN-
Whispered with smile, ard said,
We must pluck bunch aed put I'm
In er hand when she wus dead.
But, as was esyin'.
They aint no style about EN-
Very CANDY nr rdirplayin'.
But " uldn't BE- vi hOut' EN-.
'Cause I'm happier In these posies
And the holly haa X and sich
Than the hGmmin' bird. at nores
In the roses or the RICH
james WAiteeomb Ei.ey
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
Henry Ward Beecher Stricken.

At $50 a. m, Sunday March 9. Rev. Hen
ry Ward Beecher, who had suffered stroke
Of cerebral appoplexy about "a hours before,
was still alive and in semi-consciouss state,
but with probabilities that he might not
survive many hours, though It was said
dissolution might delay q day or two or
even q week. Up to Friday morning Mr.
Beecher had been in his customary health.
He was then taken with pains in his head
and vomiting which soon passed by and he
slept until near four in the afternoon and
at 10 >. M, appeared much better and very
cheerful By Saturday morning q change
had transpired, his left side was helpless
and he coul0 hardly speak. Drs. Searle,
Hutchinson and VIM. A. Hammond attend
ed him, but they could give no hope that
any measure Of restoration was possible.
Mr. Beecher is at the house of his son, Col.
Henry Beecher, IN Brooklyn. Two other
sons In the west and his daughter, Mr. Scho-
field, were telegrnphed for. Mrs Beecher
is quite overcome with grief, and could
hardly realize that he who had been SO hale
and vigorous could be lying In such help
less condition. DIR. Searle states that for
three years Mr.. Beecher had had incipient
BriRht's disease in mild form, the symp.
toms first showing in his 10th year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
4 Very Proud Girl.

Gossips have it that rich Western
woman whois spending her first winter
in Washington received the card of a
Southern girl recently which bore in
the lower left-hand corner the letters
II L. c. .Well, declare" said she.
tossing it down contemporary, .that
girl is SO proud of being presiden,
Folks cousin that she has put it Oh
her card
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
Nam-sakes Of Emperors and Kings.

Alexander Napoleon Louis Joseph
Berthier, Prince de Neufchatel and
Prince de Wagram, has just died in
Paris. The four names were. given him
BY the emperors Alexander and Napo-
leon and by Louis and Joseph Bona
parte, the Kings Of Holland and Spain.
He was the eldest son of Berthier. the
most diplomatic Of Napoleon 5 Narshals.
and ofthe Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria
of the Palatine branch. The deceased
Prince was born Sept. IL, 1910. His
father represented the Emperor Of the
French ut the marriage. by proxy. of
the Archduchess Maria Louise. The
late Prince was a gentleman farmer Of
German type. He was passionately
fond of agriculture and shooting.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
Political and Personal.

Gov Wilson Of West Virginia has
appointed d. b. Lucas Of jefferson county
as United States Senator from that state.
Gen. Buffers injury is more serious than
at first supposed, and he will be an invalid
for some weeks. The dislocation OF his
shoulder is complicated one.
Ger. b. F. Butler had an unlucky fall on
an icy sidewalk at New York on Saturday,
dislocating shoulder, and the same day
Carl Schurz slipped and fell, fracturing his
thigh.
Senator Jones of Florida, who is still at
Detroit, Mich, says the action OF the Gov
ernor in appointing successor to him to
hold Office until the legislature meets is
clearly legal He says he is not a candidate
for reelection, but would accept the honor
iftrust u pom him.
Gen. j. j. Finley, formerly member Of
the House Of Representatives and for
several years Judge Of the state Supreme
court, has been appointed by Gov. Perry OF
Florida, to succeed .'Senator Jones Of
Detroit in the United States Senate, his
term beginning March 4.
The Senate confirmed Public Printer Ben.
edict by the vote of 80 to II. The Senate
committee on the District of Columbia, by
party vote adopted an adverse report on
the nomination of j. NJ. Tretter for Record
er Of Deeds. Mr.. Matthews has appointed
Trotter chief-deputy, and he will be the
head Of the Office when Matthews term ex.
pires March 4.
Rufus Blodgett, Of Monmouth Co., New
Jersey, was elected U. $. Senator, March
End, receiving 81 Republican votes and 1
cast for Gov Albeit. Mr.. Blodgett is a
Democrat, o protective tariff man, is CON
nected with various railroads, is 53 years oi
age, of commanding figure and fluent
speaker. He has served in the State
legislature and for several years upon the
Democratic State committee. He will vote
with the Republicans to organize the
Senate, it is alleged. He has long beer
hostile to the Albeit dynasty in the
Democratic party of New Jersey.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
The Dead Cardinal.

Ludovico Jacobini, Cardinal Priest Of
the Holy Roman Church, was born at
Albano. May 6, 1882. In 1862 Plus TX
made him one Of the Prelati Domestici
and one Of the Referendaries Of the
Segnatnra. Soon afterwards he was
made Secretary Of that Section Of the
Congregation lie Propaganda Eide
which is charged with the special SUI
pcrvision of the affairs Of the Eastern
churches. He was subsequently APP
pointed one Of the .sConsultors'' Of the
Propaganda. and his particular duty
was to examine and report upon the
DEGREES and ordinances of provincial
synods. In 1867 he was made mcm-
Der of the Preparatory Commission
charged with examining and arranging
the business to be brought before the
projected Vatican Council. When, in
1874. the Nuncio at Vienna, Falcinelli-
Antoniacci, was created Cardinal and
Withdrew from his post Mgr. Jacobini
was chosen by Plus TX. to succeed O.
the vacancy, which was at the time a
position Of no small difficulty.
According to custom he received
episcopal conservation with the title Of
Archbishop Of Thessalonica in partibus
infidelium, and was accredited to the
court of Vienna, where he remained
until October, 1880. Sept. l9, 1879. he
was created Cardinal, but it was judgad
desirable that he should continue at the
Austrian Capital in order to carry on
the negotiations commenced some time
previously with Germany and Russia.
and also to regulate the new ecelesias-
al arrangements for Bosnia and
Herzegovina. But in conformity with
the strict etiquet of the Papal Court,
which forbids Cardinal to hold the
inferior rank Of Nuncio, Cardinal Jacob
ini, after his elevation to the purple.
bore the title of Pro-Nuneio. His
Eminence was recalled from Vienna in
October. 1880, and appointed by Leo
XIII, to the Office Of Papal Secretary Of
State, in succession to Cardinal Nina
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-10
why He Preferred q Woman.

There is no place in the world where
woman rises to emergencies of trust and
responsibility more efficiently or fire.
quently than in our broad Western
country. One of our business men was
asked recently: "Why do you employ
Miss for your bookkeepU? Can
you get her services for less than you
would have to pay man?" mo said
he, Il chose her because know I can
depend upon her to return each laorn-
ing refreshed and ready for business,
while man in the same position is more
than likely to spend his evenings far in
to the night in dissipation that wholly
units him for the morrow's dlaies. -
Des NoineS Mail.